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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
It's really tempting to buy a bunch of tools and try the hobby for myself.. God dammit. I kind of would love to buy a WW2 era with a black dial and black out the housing and bezel.
If you could make money doing it, I'd really consider it
Anyway I enjoy everyone sharing their watches, thanks
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You should do it. There isn't money to be made on working on watches but there is in restoring them to sell as a side hustle.
I started with a simple kit from ebay. Of course the tools were junk but it got the job done when I was learning. Most ppl eventually make their own tools or customize random things for tools. The things I dont cheap out on are screwdrivers though and jewelers magnifying tools. Be prepared for some frustrating nights looking for a single screw that you've dropped
You should have said something a month ago when I essentially gave away or sold a bunch of ww2 era watches for next to nothing because they had no resale value. I come across other worthless but still good vintage mechanical watches from time to time that I could give you to try working on
https://imgur.com/a/zJw3Y2y
Restored this early 1940's' Longines not too long ago that had belonged to Canadian forces member
